Outsourcing order fulfillment to a third-party logistics company brings many benefits if done correctly. One of them is inventory transparency and optomization. Shipwire recently wrote a blog post for Practical E-commerce dicussing some of the business and cost savings that can be gained by managing inventory centrally.
- Deploy inventory to the channel selling most successfully
- Easily open up new distribution opportunities
- Save money on shipping, warehouse and logistics
The article is a quick read and can get you thinking about the costs and benefits of outourced inventory management and outsourced fulfillment. Read the inventory mangement article.
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Nate Gilmore
Nate oversees our channel development and developer network, as well as our marketing and public relations. Previously, Nate was at Concentric, acquired by XO Communications, where he ran product management, sales and marketing. Over his six year career with Concentric, he developed dozens of new business channels, by initiating new products for small- and mid- size businesses, developing partner programs for those products, and working with web developers and systems integrators to provide ongoing support of those products. Nate has also held various legal positions in intellectual property and business law. He holds a B.A. in History, and a J.D., from Santa Clara University.
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